Tagged: investhk

November 23, 2019 @ 5:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ten leading Fintech companies recently took to the final stage at the FintechHK Global Competition. FintechHK Global Competition is supported by InvestHK, the department of the Hong Kong SAR government that handles Foreign Direct Investment. InvestHK supports overseas, mainland China and Taiwanese businesses by helping… Read More

June 8, 2019 @ 5:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Invest Hong Kong Appoints New Head of Fintech King Leung has been appointed Head of Fintech at InvestHK which took effect in early May. Leung will lead a specialist Fintech team with the objective of attracting top innovativeFfintech companies, entrepreneurs, investors, accelerators and R&D institutions… Read More

April 6, 2019 @ 12:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Late last month, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced the issuance of the very first virtual banking licenses. While many jurisdictions around the world are pursuing policies that encourage Fintech innovation and digital banking what was unique about the HKMA’s announcement was the rapidity… Read More

April 1, 2019 @ 8:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) has announced a “significant expansion” of its annual Hong Kong Fintech Week. Hong Kong has emerged as a leading center for financial innovation. Supported by government officials, Fintech disruption has gained velocity.  Just recently, Hong Kong announced the approval of the… Read More

February 15, 2019 @ 12:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hong Kong may have been slow to join the financial innovation party but what it may have lacked in early awareness has now been made up for in fostering a booming Fintech ecosystem. The private-public partnership that has fueled sector growth continues to drive interest… Read More

October 14, 2018 @ 8:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Later this month, Hong Kong will host their annual Fintech Week. This year’s event is being billed as the “world’s first” cross-border Fintech event. The multi-faceted conference will straddle Honk Kong and Shenzen – the relatively new metropolis that links Hong Kong to China’s mainland. Macao… Read More

September 12, 2018 @ 8:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) has shared details of its 3rd annual Hong Kong Fintech Week. The private – public partnership event which seeks to promote Hong Kong’s prominence in the fast evolving Fintech sector will be a bit different this year. For 2018, HK Fintech… Read More

March 22, 2018 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Mosaic Smart Data, a London based Fintech that helps financial institutions in adapting to regulatory change, has won the inaugural InvestHK UK Fintech Awards.  The recognition was revealed by InvestHK  along with the UK Department for International Trade. The competition received 30 submissions from UK based… Read More

January 22, 2018 @ 10:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) announced on Monday details of its UK Fintech Awards 2018, which is organized in conjunction with the UK’s Department for International Trade. According to InvestHK, the Awards are open for submissions from January 22nd (today) and will close on February 23rd…. Read More

January 8, 2018 @ 11:14 am By JD Alois  |  

InvestHK, part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government established in 2000 to attract foreign direct investment and support businesses to expand in Hong Kong, has released details of the forthcoming StartmeupHK Festival 2018 scheduled to take place from January 29 to February 2nd…. Read More

October 19, 2017 @ 3:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Invest Hong Kong(InvestHK) announced its Hong Kong Fintech Education Week is set to take place on October 30th through November 3rd. According to InvestHK, the Fintech Education Week will follow immediately after the second annual Hong Kong Fintech Week and aims to bring… Read More

September 29, 2017 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

InvestHK is out with a laudatory statement regarding the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s decision to “upgrade” its FIntech Supervisory Sandbox with new features.  FinTech Sandboxes have also been announced by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Insurance Authority. These actions mean that pretty… Read More

July 5, 2017 @ 1:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

A Discussion with Charles d’Haussy, Head of Fintech, InvestHK. Hong Kong has been a definitive leader in global finance and trade for many decades. Yet when it comes to Fintech, embracing financial innovation has been slower than some other centers of alternative finance. But recently Hong… Read More

June 16, 2017 @ 11:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Hong Kong is slowing gaining speed in Fintech relevance. After several years of watching more than doing, Hong Kong appears to be poised to challenge Singapore and other regional players for relevance in the Fintech sector. Point in note is the fact that Hong Kong… Read More

November 12, 2016 @ 12:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Privately held investment firm Senjō Group announced on Friday it is set to support and co-sponsor Next Money’s Fintech Finals 2017 (FF17). The company revealed it will also be organizing partner alongside InvestHK and Startmeup.HK. Next Money is described as a global fintech community that fosters the… Read More

October 21, 2016 @ 2:00 am By JD Alois  |  

2016 is the Year of Fintech in Hong Kong Hong Kong is on the growing list of countries that see Fintech as strategically important for their regional economy and global competitiveness. This past week, in a speech delivered in New York City, Hong Kong Financial… Read More